Vivien's Wild Ride screens at the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival April 11th at 11am at Rialto Cinema #8. Get tickets here.

Vivien's Wild Ride is now streaming on the PBS app. Watch here through the end of April!  

Relinquishment, Reunion, and Family Truths - A conversation inspired by Vivien's Wild Ride - On February 26th, join birth/first mother Vivien Hillgrove (Director: Vivien’s Wild Ride), her daughter Kathleen Toschi, Dr. Sara Docan-Morgan (author, In Reunion), and Moderator Astrid Castro of Adoption Mosaic in a conversation about relinquishment during the "Baby Scoop Era" of U.S. adoptions (1945-1973), and the complexities of adoption reunions decades later. Register here!

Vis/Ability - Join us on February 19th at 4pm PT for a conversation with Vivien Hillgrove (Director: Vivien’s Wild Ride), Sheridan O'Donnell (Director: Rising Phoenix: A New Revolution), James LeBrecht (Co-Director with Nicole Newnham: Crip Camp), and Eric M. Ivey (Editor: Vivien’s Wild Ride) about film directing with a visual disability, working with a mixed-ability film-team, and the importance of care-work before, during, and after the film is made. Register here.

Vivien's Wild Ride airs nationally on PBS's Independent Lens at 10pm on January 26, 2026. The film also streams on the PBS app starting at 9am ET. Hope you can tune in! Watch here .

It is with profound heartbreak that we announce the passing of founding Mu Films Board member and Board President, Helen S. Kim. Helen was a source of light, wisdom, and love for us all. As Board President, she guided us through multiple productions about the Korean War, Korean transnational adoption, and the movement for peace and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula. She had a deep understanding of and commitment to our work and grounded our organization with compassion, generosity, and joy. She will be dearly missed. Memories and photos can be shared here. 

Join us for Adoption and Re-Kinning, an evening featuring Geographies of Kinship and a conversation with filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem and scholar Rosemarie Peña. November 6, 2025, Deutsches Haus at NYU. Registration is free here.

Relative Strangers is the recipient of the Saul Zaentz Award from Berkeley Film Foundation! The award is given each year to honor the legacy of renowned filmmaker and a BFF founder, Saul Zaentz, and is made possible with support from The Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation. We are deeply honored to receive this award. See the full list of the 2025 grant award winners here.

Vivien's Wild Ride screens at the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival Oct 19 at 4:40 PM at the Cornerstone Arts Center; virtually Oct 23-26. Buy tickets here!

The international premiere of Vivien's Wild Ride will be at Doc Edge Festival starting July 5th! Screenings in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington as well as virtually for New Zealand residents. Tickets here.